BL> JY> I think all of us have a home office.  Mine is on the cluttered side
BL> JY> and I have a heck of a time trying to find a pen that works.
BL>        I don't know what the others will tell you about clutter but I'll
BL>        tell you. The first time you lose a very important account because
BL>        of clutter you'll clean your act up.
Point taken. I deal with my clients on a one on one basis and I don't
usually lose people in my clutter.  My office has been referred to as a
black hole... I just need some filing cabinets and a bigger desk (a
little organization wouldn't hurt either!).
BL> JY> Query - what are people using for planners?  It's already February! I
BL> JY> still haven't picked up one from a stationery store and I'm not
BL>        Actually I find one of the best organizers for me is the common
BL>        desk pad calender. But you have to restrain yourself from wanting
BL>        to doodle on it.
I've tried the big desk pad idea before, but what to do with the used
sheets was a problem. I wrote so much info on each sheet that I wanted
to cut the frame off and chuck the inside - that's where all my
important phone numbers ended up.  What I'm using now is a simple
program on my computer, but I need something with an alarm system.
I think I might also look at some type of contact manager system so I
can track client activity and who ordered what, when and how much. I
keep paper files that have a tracking sheet in them and they are quite
handy, but maybe a contact manager would be good too and I can do mail
merges more readily.
joany
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